Archives - 23 April 2017, Sunday

In early April, officials at U.S. Pacific Command were developing plans to respond to a sharp rise in tensions with North Korea. Defense Secretary James Mattis ordered PACOM Commander Adm. Harry Harris to come up with “robust and sustainable” options for North Korea if President Trump...

The Taliban claimed that four of the fighters who executed Friday’s suicide assault on an Afghan Army corps headquarters in Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh had “infiltrated” the military. At least 140 Afghan soldiers were reportedly killed during the Taliban operation, making it one of the de...

Al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, As Sahab, released an audio message from emir Ayman al Zawahiri earlier today. The audio file, which was spliced together with images from the Sunni jihad in Syria, is just over six minutes long. It was released via social media, including on As Sahab’s Tele...

(Stockholm, 24 April 2017) Total world military expenditure rose to $1686 billion in 2016, an increase of 0.4 per cent in real terms from 2015, according to new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Military spending in North America saw its first ...

Photo 1: Qods Force commander Iraj Masjedi delivering a speech in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran, December 2016. An Iranian general from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) began his new position this week as Tehran’s ambassador to Iraq. The selection of Brigadier Gen...

The newest tool in the Army’s counter-drone arsenal is the "Dronebuster," a 5-pound radar gun-like device that soldiers can use to jam weaponized commercial drones while at remote forward operating bases or on foot patrol. The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force bought 50 of the devices this...

Editor's note: The following is an opinion piece. The writers are not employed by Military Times, and the views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of Military Times or its editorial staff. When 19-year-old Purple Heart recipient Marine Cpl. Samuel “Lee” Anderson was inj...

The path to a deal, even Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has acknowledged, will need Democratic support. That’s because it would need 60 votes, and Republicans hold 52 seats. Since House Majority Leader Paul Ryan, R-Wis., pulled a bill to repeal and replace the 2010 Aff...

Warrant Officer 3 Chivon Cyrus will wear a black, sparkling gown to the party after her Army retirement ceremony — and it didn’t cost her a dime. She walked out of a shop at Fort Eustis, Virginia, on April 13 with the gown, thanks to the fledgling Operation: Deploy Your Dress, which o...

WASHINGTON – Two Japanese destroyers joined up with the Carl Vinson carrier strike group in the Philippine Sea Sunday for renewed bilateral exercises, the Japan-based U.S. Seventh Fleet announced. The Vinson is headed north for the Sea of Japan in an expression of U.S. resolve as Nort...

By Mustafa Shakir in Islamabad | The trend of terrorism and exploitation is not limited to a certain religion or society. It comes as a result of political goals and the manipulation of certain factors to meet some objectives. The renewed level of extremism in India is taking toll on ...

TOKYO — An American aircraft carrier heading toward the Korean Peninsula began joint exercises Sunday with Japanese naval ships in the Philippine Sea. Two Japanese destroyers joined the USS Carl Vinson and two other U.S. warships as they continued their journey north in the western Pa...

DJIBOUTI — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday visited Djibouti to bolster ties with the tiny and impoverished African country that is home to an important base for U.S. counterterrorism forces, including drones. Mattis, the first Trump administration official to visit Djibout...

The commander-directed investigation — which the academy recently provided to Air Force Times in response to a Freedom of Information Act request about overall hazing at the academy — uncovered “hazing and physical maltreatment” of freshmen on the team, as one investigator described i...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree late Saturday naming one of his sons, an air force pilot who has taken part in coalition strikes against the Islamic State group, as the kingdom's new ambassador to the U.S. The appointment of Prince Khaled bin Salman t...

The armed forces have formulated a new "joint doctrine" to ensure the Army, Navy and IAF plan and work together to effectively tackle the entire spectrum of conflict, ranging from full blown conventional wars to irregular and hybrid warfare, in the years ahead. Defence ministry source...

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DADU: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairperson Imran Khan while taking a jibe at Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari remarked that the PPP leader, who called Imran politically inexperienced, has destroyed his own party with his ‘expertise’. PPP is the smallest political...

After almost two years of massive withdrawal of US/ NATO forces from Afghanistan, the country still remains an important frontline state in the struggle against terrorism. At present, there are more US military forces deployed there than to any other active combat zone (Syria and Iraq...

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Undeterred by the ongoing protests, the security forces in Kashmir valley are closing in on the leadership of militant groups and are chasing their top guns, including the successor of slain Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani. Security forces, including the Jammu and Kashmir polic...

Alwaght - Israeli regime carried out another attack against Syria on Sunday, killing three in a military camp near the southwestern city of Quneitra. The attack hit the al-Fawwar camp, wounding two others, the unnamed official told the French news agency AFP. A statement by the Syrian...

“The group includes three 667BDR Kalmar (Squid) Delta-III class submarines and two new Project 955 Borei [nuclear-powered ballistic missile] submarines. They are part of the 25th Submarine Division. The main task of the Russian Pacific Fleet is to allow submarines cruisers to enter th...

Stability Command (STACOM) would be established as a Joint Command within the DoD. This command would be regionally aligned like Army Special Forces Command and would be more integrated into relevant government agencies than the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Additionally, S...

Pakistan Navy flotilla comprising multi-mission frigate PNS SAIF and combat support ship PNS NASR is on an Overseas Deployment to South East Asian countries under the command of Commodore Zaka Ur Rehman SI(M), Commander 25th Destroyer Squadron as mission commander. During the overseas...

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BEIRUT — Many don't speak Arabic and their role in Syria is little known to the outside world, but the Chinese fighters of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria are organized, battled-hardened and have been instrumental in ground offensives against President Bashar Assad's forces in th...